Playbooks
Can You Practice Writing Classical Chinese Texts by Hand?
Hand-copying classical passages in traditional characters is a real, old practice. Here is how to do it from memory, offline, with no translator bolted on.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Essays
Does Writing Practice Help You Read Historic Documents?
Does practicing Chinese handwriting help you read academic or historic documents? It builds a real foundation, but classical study needs more. Here is the honest scope.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
A Spaced-Repetition Writing Tool for I Ching Characters
Want to learn to write the characters in I Ching or feng shui texts with spaced repetition? The method works for any character set. Here is how to apply it.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Essays
Translating Classical Chinese: Why AI Tools Fall Short
Classical Chinese is dense, terse, and context-dependent, so AI translation is unreliable for it, and it is a separate skill from writing characters. Here is the honest split, for serious study.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Writing Practice for Traditional TCM Characters
Traditional Chinese Medicine study leans on traditional and classical characters that general apps skip. Here is how to build and practise that specialized set, honestly.
Lawrence Arya··5 min